Black Ajax
Author | George MacDonald Fraser |
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Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Genre | historical |
Publisher | HarperCollins |
Publication date | 1997 |
Black Ajax is a historical novel by George MacDonald Fraser based on the career of Tom Molineaux.[1]
The father of Harry Flashman appears as a major character although the book is not part of the official Flashman series.[2]
As in those novels, several real life characters are depicted including:
- Tom Molineaux
- Bill Richmond
- Tom Cribb
- George IV
- Beau Brummel
- Pierce Egan
- Harriette Wilson
- Henry Somerset, 7th Duke of Beaufort
References
- ↑ David Leafe, "The shameful story of how - 200 years ago this week - a bigoted mob cheated a freed slave out of the British heavyweight title", Daily Mail, 14 December 2010 accessed 23 November 2012
- ↑ MAX, I. B. (1997, Jun 21). The arts: A FAREWELL TO FLIPPANCY INTERVIEW george MacDonald fraser, flashman's chronicler, tells max davidson why he has written his first tragedy at 72. The Daily Telegraph Retrieved from https://search.proquest.com/docview/317697453
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